UW-Eau Claire’s Health Careers Center team is proud to be working with the Mayo Clinic Health System team to make this unique program available to UW-Eau Claire students, high school students in their junior or senior year, and the community at large.
About The Medical Academy Program
Spring 2026 Dates Monday's, March 30th - April 27th
The 2026 Medical Academy Program features a series of presentations on the human body and the pathway to medicine. This year, physicians will go beyond their clinical specialties to highlight the wide range of roles and responsibilities that define a medical career.
Also new this year, the final program will include a guided panel with a pre-med student, medical student, resident physician, and an early career physician, offering firsthand perspectives on the journey to medicine.
Spring 2026 sessions include:
- March 30 - Paul Horvath, M.D., Emergency Medicine (Trauma) AND Physician Leadership
- April 6 - Pravesh Sharma, M.D., Psychiatry & Psychology AND Substance Abuse Research
- April 13 - Nathan Connell, M.D., Otolaryngology (ENT) AND Novel Implantable Devices
- April 20 - Emily Smith, M.D., Family Medicine AND Outreach to Unhoused Neighbors
- April 27 - The Pathway to Medicine Panel- From Pre-Med to Practicing Physician
- UW-Eau Claire Pre- Med Student
- Medical Student
- Resident Physician
- Early Career Physician
